Sheltie Gazette: Special Celebration, Come & Play!

Hey — June 8th is Women's Fiction Day!I didn't even know what Women's Fiction was until I couldn't figure out what professional organization to join. My books often have romance, but they're not always capital-R Romance....they often have fantasy el...

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Jun 05, 2025
Sheltie Gazette: Snow White and the essence of emotion

How was your Memorial Day weekend, ? We mostly did ballet, which got me thinking about fairy tales. Every year, my kids' ballet studio puts on a full production, with student dancers in all the roles. (All five of my kids have performed in this compa...

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May 29, 2025
Sheltie Gazette: Snow White & the essentials of feeling

How was your Memorial Day weekend, ? We mostly did ballet, which got me thinking about fairy tales. Every year, my kids' ballet studio puts on a full production, with student dancers in all the roles. (All five of my kids have performed in this compa...

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May 28, 2025
Sheltie Gazette: The Magical Library is Live! 🪄📚

Welcome to your magical library, ! 🪄📚Imagine a library just for you....it's small and cozy, with a fireplace and comfy chair, but it always gives you exactly the books you need. You come downstairs, grumpy after a long day, and it gives you a shelf...

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May 25, 2025

Have a beautiful day! You are worth it. The post Just for fun appeared first on Christy Matheson.

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Nov 19, 2024
Shakespeare’s Gloves & the Gloveresses

A Mini History Moment about gloves in Shakespeare’s time, the Regency, and the role of the female gloveress Intro: On our recent England trip, we went to Shakespeare’s Birthplace, because what writer can go through the English midlands and not stop b...

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Nov 07, 2024
Water & Creativity

Water Changes our Visual, Aural, and Sensory Input Imagine standing and looking out at the ocean. Our field of view is simplified with a straight horizon and the rhythmic repetitive sounds plug us into a synchrony or “groove” (that’s the scientific t...

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Oct 31, 2024

I like books that are uplifting and offer an escape from the quotidian world, but I don’t want to just turn off my brain and float. (That’s a valid goal for books too, just not the one on this review site!) The books that I find the most invigorating...

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Jun 30, 2023

I like books that are uplifting and offer an escape from the quotidian world, but I don’t want to just turn off my brain and float. (That’s a valid goal for books too, just not the one on this review site!) The books that I find the most invigorating...

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Jun 30, 2023